The Gnome

This is a totally contrived a.k.a. staged photo. I had the fence, a pedestal, and a garden gnome just sitting around doing nothing so I thought, that would make a decent black and white photo. I have the aperture wide open (f/2.8) to soften the fence in the background. I’m focused in the the gnome’s…

Posted by -  on Feb 24, 2017
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Mount Rainier

About a year earlier I captured this photo of Mount Rainier from Sheridan Park. I tend to visit the same locations looking for unique photos. And I’m standing in virtually the same place. It may sound a bit weird, but trust me, the lighting and environments change constantly. This time I had the 70-200mm set…

Posted by -  on Feb 12, 2017
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Flying Seagull

It was a somewhat clear winter morning down at the boat launch. With some clouds over the Olympics. The tide was low, so the birds were quite busy swooping around and feeding on the shellfish. This is where you have to be ready for anything. I usually don’t get into camera settings because every situation…

Posted by -  on Feb 12, 2017
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Olympic Mountain Sunrise

I was up early this morning for no particular reason. I looked out to the west for the full moon but the clouds were obscuring it. As I was having my coffee, I noticed a bit of orange start to appear in the clouds off to the east.  I packed up my gear and headed…

Posted by -  on Jan 13, 2017
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Olympic Mountains

This was taken from Scenic Beach State Park on Hood Canal. I knew this would make a decent black and white conversion due to the lack of color and the contrast of the tones. You can just see the wisps of clouds coming off of the ridge.

Posted by -  on Jan 5, 2017
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Seagull at Tracyton Beach

One of my favorite spots less than two miles away, the Tracyton Boat Launch. I was hoping for a sunset, but the sky was just gray. There is this piling that sits just offshore that the seagulls stand on. I focused on the bird and let the mountains in the background go soft.

Posted by -  on Dec 28, 2016
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